Maryland files legal challenge to appointment of acting AG
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a motion arguing that Whitaker's appointment is illegal and unconstitutional
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Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a motion arguing that Whitaker's appointment is illegal and unconstitutional
"I'm not making any changes," Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter and author of "The Apprentice" says it would be hard politically for Trump to get rid of Robert Mueller's overseer before the election
Republicans want to know more after a New York Times report claimed Rosenstein brought up the possibility of taping President Trump
President Trump had originally planned to discuss Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's future on Thursday
Trump said his "preference would be to keep" Rosenstein in charge of the special counsel investigation
Rosenstein was reported by the New York Times last week to have brought up the 25th Amendment and taping the president. A Justice Department official said the comment was sarcastic
The deputy attorney general has been sharply criticized by Trump for appointing Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Jordan faces a race against Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who is supported by retiring Speaker of the House Paul Ryan
A handful of conservative members of Congress officially introduced articles of impeachment against Rosenstein Wednesday
A handful of conservative members of Congress officially introduced articles of impeachment against the deputy attorney general
The deputy attorney general spoke as he faces scrutiny from the most conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill
The charges, a result of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, come days ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting
12 Russians have been indicted for alleged hacking during the 2016 election
The hearing billed to focus on circumstances surrounding the 2016 election quickly evolved into a sparring match over documents
The memo concerns a conversation McCabe had with Rod Rosenstein about Rosenstein's preparations for Comey's firing
After unusual plan to brief only Trump allies on federal probe into 2016 campaign, DoJ agrees to 2 separate meetings
"If they had spies in my campaign, during my campaign for political purposes, that would be unprecedented," the president said
He met with Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and DNI Dan Coats about his demand for DOJ investigation of possible infiltration of his presidential campaign
The president's tweet follows a series of earlier missives in which he slammed the special counsel's probe
The president's personal attorney also said he told Fox News President Trump reimbursed attorney Michael Cohen to get in front of the story
Meanwhile, President Trump has criticized the DOJ for withholding records from Congress
"I can tell you that there have been people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time," he said
The deputy attorney general said he has faced public and private threats
"As far as I know, the president has no intention of firing these individuals," Short said